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<v Speaker 1>Well, we're joined right now and by one of the

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger coaches, one of the best, if not the best,

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<v Speaker 1>at first base, and that's Clayton McCullough. Clayton, thanks a

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<v Speaker 1>lot for the time. Great to see the Beard really

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<v Speaker 1>really coming into form here in Oakland.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, David, thank you for having me as always and

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<v Speaker 2>the Beard. I'm not so sure about how much long

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<v Speaker 2>arem I gonna keep this thing, but I'm glad you

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<v Speaker 2>like it.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, I love the synergy that you have with Dino EBL.

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<v Speaker 1>How much do you guys have to be on the

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<v Speaker 1>same page.

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<v Speaker 3>It's very important.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Dino's making some you know, really tough in

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<v Speaker 2>the moment decisions, you know, as the play is happening.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm you know, much more on kind of the front

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<v Speaker 2>end of things with passing on information, you know, situational

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<v Speaker 2>things to guys, so, you know, knowing what we just

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<v Speaker 2>spent a lot of time together and I think it started.

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<v Speaker 2>He's helped me so much going back, you know, four

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<v Speaker 2>years now with just you know, the game itself and what.

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<v Speaker 3>He's seeing and reading, what he's thinking.

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<v Speaker 2>So I can just kind of look over there at

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<v Speaker 2>him and you know, we have some little signs and

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<v Speaker 2>he'll give me and just kind of a heads up,

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<v Speaker 2>you know where his thought process is. And then you know,

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<v Speaker 2>in turn is my job to help prepare the guys

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<v Speaker 2>that are there for what potentially might come about.

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<v Speaker 1>Baseball has changed in a lot of ways. One of

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<v Speaker 1>them is the third base coach is no longer really

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<v Speaker 1>the point man for guys to steal from first base.

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<v Speaker 1>That's you how much preparation goes into it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean there's a lot of it's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of work on the front end. Looking at video. You're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to pick up maybe some team tendancies or individual

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<v Speaker 2>tenancies with the type of pickoffs, their delivery, times of

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<v Speaker 2>the play. If there's anything that you might pick up

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<v Speaker 2>on a pitcher that's different from his pickoff and delivery,

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<v Speaker 2>you throw in there. Certainly the catcher's ability as well.

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<v Speaker 2>You know your own our own personnel and you know

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<v Speaker 2>where they might fit in the spectrum of like those times.

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<v Speaker 3>And and then you you know.

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<v Speaker 2>You got situations of the game that that play a factor.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's a lot of times been on the computer,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, going into a series, during a series, just

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<v Speaker 2>trying to be as well informed and prepared as I

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<v Speaker 2>can be to pass along information to guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Show, Hey, Otani has stolen more bases this season than

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<v Speaker 1>he ever has.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you credit that to. Biggest thing is then

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<v Speaker 2>coming in this year. I think Show realized knew he

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<v Speaker 2>was gonna be an offensive player only this year, and

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<v Speaker 2>I can only imagine how tough it is for him

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<v Speaker 2>to try to.

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<v Speaker 3>Juggle the pitching the hitting.

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<v Speaker 2>And now you know, you have the ability to steal bases,

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<v Speaker 2>but your your schedule is you know, as such, where

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<v Speaker 2>you're pitching that day, so you're probably not as aggressive

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<v Speaker 2>or Hey, I'm pitching tomorrow, or I just pitched yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>And this year, I think he came into spring training

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<v Speaker 2>with a you know, pretty intent focus on wanting that

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<v Speaker 2>this year to maybe be something that he could push

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<v Speaker 2>the envelope a little bit more. And he spent a

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<v Speaker 2>ton of time with Travis Smith and our strength and

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<v Speaker 2>conditioning guys working on his running mechanics and his acceleration.

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<v Speaker 2>And then as we've you know, spent more time together,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll just watch video and we'll share things back and forth.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, during the game, he might see something out

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<v Speaker 2>there or I see something, and so you know, we're

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<v Speaker 2>just trying to Again, I'm just trying to as best

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<v Speaker 2>prepare him or equip him with the information. And then,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I think he's got a good idea now

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<v Speaker 2>of what his you know, range and capabilities are and

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<v Speaker 2>how he's you know, how he's feeling, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's done a great job.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like there's trust that needed to be he

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<v Speaker 1>built and you guys have built that since day one

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<v Speaker 1>of spring training.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean we started talking early in spring and at

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<v Speaker 2>least at first was just hey, here's here's how I've

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<v Speaker 2>gone about it in the past. I would show them

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<v Speaker 2>information I had on you know, teams that we've played,

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<v Speaker 2>and this is kind of how I you know, will

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<v Speaker 2>go about it watching video together. And then also he

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<v Speaker 2>watches a ton of video. And there's been many times

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<v Speaker 2>this year where he's come to me, you know, and said, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>what do you do you see this? Or then I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, wow, show I didn't really, I was

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<v Speaker 2>I was fixated on something else.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>It's nice to have another set of eyes that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>is looking at the full picture, and I'm like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>most important thing is what you're seeing. You know, you're

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<v Speaker 2>the one that has to go out there and apply

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<v Speaker 2>this in the game. So if you see it and

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<v Speaker 2>feel good about it, like let's go with it.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you believe that Otani has thrived in this competitive

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<v Speaker 1>environment that Dodgers have.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you like to think so.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think we fill that with a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of players that come you know, over here, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they realize the expectations and we do as well with

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<v Speaker 2>you know, what the ultimate goal is. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>when you go on the road and you play visiting ballparks,

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<v Speaker 2>the atmosphere is probably a little bit different than than most.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we we draw well and it's a bit hostile.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you know, I think certainly with him coming

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<v Speaker 2>here and you know, he wants to get off to

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<v Speaker 2>a good start in this you know, first year of

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<v Speaker 2>a ten year contract and you know, and do well

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<v Speaker 2>and being big part of it. I think just watching

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<v Speaker 2>how seamlessly he's transitioning to the group you know, staff

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<v Speaker 2>and player alike, and he's a you know, super guy,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's you know, very astute, you know, student of

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<v Speaker 2>the game, and he's very diligent with Howard prepares.

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<v Speaker 3>So he's fit right in with you know, the culture.

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<v Speaker 1>Here Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough is a big

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<v Speaker 1>reason in the preparation for Otani to be able to thrive.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time, and we'll catch up

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<v Speaker 1>with you when we get back home.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Thanks a lot for having me, David